The word tangle is a valid scrabble word

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • tangle v. (Transitive) To mix together or intertwine.
  • tangle v. (Intransitive) To become mixed together or intertwined.
  • tangle v. (Intransitive, figurative) To enter into an argument, conflict, dispute, or fight.

18 valid words from 3 definitions

AN ARGUMENT BECOME CONFLICT DISPUTE ENTER FIGHT FIGURATIVE INTERTWINE INTERTWINED INTO INTRANSITIVE MIX MIXED OR TO TOGETHER TRANSITIVE

5 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

AN ANGLE TA TAN TANG

5 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

AT EL GNAT NA NAT

One anagram (New word found by changing the order of the letters.)

GELANT

12 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

BANGLE CANGLE DANGLE FANGLE GANGLE JANGLE MANGLE TAIGLE TANGIE TANGLY TINGLE WANGLE

One lipogram (New word found when removing only one letter.)

ANGLE

2 epenthesis (New words found when adding only one letter.)

TRANGLE TWANGLE

11 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

TANGLED TANGLER TANGLES TANGLERS TANGLEFOOT TANGLEMENT TANGLESOME TANGLEWEED TANGLEFOOTS TANGLEMENTS TANGLEWEEDS

22 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

DETANGLED DETANGLER DETANGLES ENTANGLED ENTANGLER ENTANGLES OCTANGLES UNTANGLED UNTANGLES DETANGLERS ENTANGLERS PENTANGLES RECTANGLED RECTANGLES DISENTANGLED DISENTANGLES ENTANGLEMENT INTERTANGLED INTERTANGLES ENTANGLEMENTS DISENTANGLEMENT INTERTANGLEMENT

8 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

DETANGLE ENTANGLE OCTANGLE UNTANGLE PENTANGLE RECTANGLE DISENTANGLE INTERTANGLE

19 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+D TANGLED
+E ELEGANT
+H ALENGTH
+I ATINGLE ELATING GELATIN GENITAL TAGLINE
+L GELLANT
+O TANGELO
+P PANTLEG
+R TANGLER TRANGLE
+S GELANTS LANGEST TANGLES
+T GANTLET
+U LANGUET
+W TWANGLE

9 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-A GLENT
-G LATEN LEANT
-L AGENT
-N AGLET
-T ANGEL ANGLE GENAL GLEAN

Scrabble scoring

  • 7 points.

Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 982 chance (0.10%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 3650 chance (0.03%).

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Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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